Cy Falkenberg
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[edit] Biography
Born on December 17, 1879 in Chicago, Illinois, Cy Falkenberg (Frederick Peter Falkenberg) played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators, Cleveland Naps, Newark Peppers, Brooklyn Tip-Tops and Philadelphia Athletics over the course of his 12 year career. Falkenberg broke into the bigs on April 21, 1903 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and put up a 3.86 ERA in 56 innings pitched in 1903, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Cy Falkenberg's best season was 1914, when he posted a 2.22 ERA, won 25 games and struck out 236 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | PIT | N | 10 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3.86 | 24 | 43 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 65 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1905 | WAS | A | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3.82 | 35 | 41 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.1 | 71 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1906 | WAS | A | 40 | 36 | 14 | 20 | 2.86 | 178 | 136 | 95 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 298.2 | 277 | 1 | 108 | 0 | 14 | 13 |
| 1907 | WAS | A | 32 | 24 | 6 | 17 | 2.35 | 108 | 105 | 61 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 233.2 | 195 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 13 | 8 |
| 1908 | WAS | A | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1.96 | 34 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 82.2 | 70 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 1908 | CLE | A | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3.88 | 17 | 28 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46.1 | 52 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1908 | TOT | A | 25 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2.65 | 51 | 54 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 122 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 1909 | CLE | A | 24 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 2.40 | 82 | 56 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 165 | 135 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 1910 | CLE | A | 37 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 2.95 | 107 | 114 | 84 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 256.2 | 246 | 3 | 75 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 1911 | CLE | A | 15 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3.29 | 46 | 56 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 106.2 | 117 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 1913 | CLE | A | 39 | 36 | 23 | 10 | 2.22 | 166 | 82 | 68 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 276 | 238 | 2 | 88 | 0 | 13 | 6 |
| 1914 | IND | F | 49 | 43 | 25 | 16 | 2.22 | 236 | 127 | 93 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 377.1 | 332 | 5 | 89 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| 1915 | NEW | F | 25 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 3.24 | 76 | 78 | 62 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 172 | 175 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 1915 | BRO | F | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 31 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | TOT | F | 32 | 28 | 12 | 14 | 2.86 | 96 | 93 | 70 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 220 | 206 | 7 | 59 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 1917 | PHI | A | 15 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3.35 | 35 | 53 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 80.2 | 86 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 10 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3.86 | 24 | 43 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 65 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | FL | 81 | 71 | 37 | 30 | 2.46 | 332 | 220 | 163 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 597.1 | 538 | 12 | 148 | 0 | 13 | 15 | |
| Total | AL | 239 | 189 | 92 | 88 | 2.72 | 808 | 697 | 491 | 125 | 17 | 4 | 1621.2 | 1487 | 11 | 510 | 0 | 80 | 52 | |
| Total | 330 | 266 | 130 | 123 | 2.68 | 1164 | 960 | 678 | 180 | 27 | 8 | 2275 | 2090 | 23 | 690 | 0 | 93 | 69 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | PIT | N | P | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .903 |
| 1905 | WAS | A | P | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .920 |
| 1906 | WAS | A | P | 40 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 92 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .929 |
| 1907 | WAS | A | P | 32 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 82 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .939 |
| 1908 | WAS | A | P | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1908 | CLE | A | P | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .933 |
| 1908 | TOT | A | P | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .978 |
| 1909 | CLE | A | P | 24 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 61 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .948 |
| 1910 | CLE | A | P | 37 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 97 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .965 |
| 1911 | CLE | A | P | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .925 |
| 1913 | CLE | A | P | 39 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 68 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .911 |
| 1914 | IND | F | P | 49 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 113 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .964 |
| 1915 | NEW | F | P | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .954 |
| 1915 | BRO | F | P | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .938 |
| 1915 | TOT | F | P | 32 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 71 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .951 |
| 1917 | PHI | A | P | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .865 |
| Total | P | 330 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 727 | 52 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .941 |
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | PIT | N | 10 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .261 | .190 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1905 | WAS | A | 12 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .125 | .125 | .156 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1906 | WAS | A | 40 | 106 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 12 | .170 | .214 | .264 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1907 | WAS | A | 33 | 86 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 3 | .140 | .169 | .163 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 | WAS | A | 17 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 | CLE | A | 8 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .118 | .118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 | TOT | A | 25 | 44 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1909 | CLE | A | 24 | 52 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | .173 | .173 | .173 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910 | CLE | A | 37 | 82 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 4 | .183 | .247 | .195 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1911 | CLE | A | 16 | 40 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | .175 | .195 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1913 | CLE | A | 39 | 84 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | .119 | .221 | .131 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 41 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | IND | F | 49 | 125 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 11 | .168 | .235 | .184 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 38 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | NEW | F | 25 | 57 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .053 | .069 | .053 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | BRO | F | 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .067 | .125 | .067 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | TOT | F | 32 | 72 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .056 | .081 | .056 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1917 | PHI | A | 15 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .185 | .185 | .333 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 10 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .261 | .190 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | FL | 81 | 197 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 13 | .127 | .181 | .137 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 56 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | AL | 241 | 553 | 37 | 88 | 1 | 34 | .159 | .200 | .195 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 51 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 332 | 771 | 48 | 117 | 1 | 47 | .152 | .197 | .180 | 11 | 4 | 39 | 107 | 4 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Worcester (Eastern) to Pittsburgh Pirates (September 28, 1902).
- Sold by Toronto (Eastern) to Washington Senators (August 20, 1905).
- Sold by Washington Senators to Cleveland Naps with Dave Altizer for $7000 (July 23, 1908).
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